by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 25, 2009 | Childhood, Language, Personal Blog
His grandmother turns towards him and says, “Cepat! Bus dah nak datang. Cepat pakai sepatu.” As she says this, she points her finger towards the pairs of school shoes and socks which are lying near the door, one hand holding the keys and the other carrying...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 16, 2009 | Childhood, Language, Learning Skills, Personal Blog
People who love children are usually intrigued by the new tricks that kids can do as they grow. At what age does the child learn to sit, walk, laugh or grip on an object? For me, there is nothing more fascinating and magical than the child who learns to speak before...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 6, 2009 | Childhood, Environment, Internet, Language, Learning Skills, Music, News
Learning out loud is a great way to bounce back knowledge that comes into your head. Kids figure out quickly that being loud does not necessary have to mean about sounds. Bright and gaudy colours are loud. If used as a figure of speech, ‘loud’ takes a...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 3, 2009 | Childhood, Montessori
Silence is golden and ignorance is bliss. How are we to understand the real meaning of silence if it were not for the presence of noise? This is a blog about silence. On a cold winter night, the fireplace in the family room at home would be the perfect place for...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 20, 2009 | Childhood, Language, Learning Skills, Montessori
The final form of human society is based on organisation. However, without written rules and regulations, how can society of children organise itself? This article investigates on society of cohesion from the aspect of organisation. Kids are more than ready to love,...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 9, 2009 | Montessori
It has certainly been a great big summer holidays in Australia. There are loads of pictures but I have yet to size them down so they can be uploaded to wordpress for this website. These pictures were taken during the first week of our holiday. 3 weeks of vacation...